'THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 8, 1901.
SCIENTIFIC BILLIARDS
SLOSSON'S DECISIVE VICTORY OVER
FRENCH EXPERT BABDTEL.
Schaeffer Was Too Sick to Play
Mornlngstar Defeated By
Howison Sporting: Xewa.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Jake Schaeffer,
of Chicago, was to have met George SIos
son, of this city. In a 400-polnt game to
night In the International championship
match, which is now in progress at Madison-Square
Garden Concert Hall, but
Schaeffer was laid up with a cold, and
his doctor forbade him to leave his ho
tel. Louis Barutel, the French expert,
took Schaeffer's place and played an
excellent game against Slosson. At
times it looked as if the Frenchman
would win out, but the "Student" was
always equal to the occasion and, while
he won by a narrow margin, his victory
was clean cut and decisive. In order to
fill up the schedule of games Schaeffer
will have to play in the last three con
tests of the scries. Schaeffer said to
night that he thought he would be able
to master his physical difficulties and
was confident that he would pull, off the
championship. Score of tonight's game:
Slosson 400; Barutel 3G0.
The contestants In the afternoon game
were Leonard Howison and Ora Morn
ingstar. the youngest players In the tour
nament. It was Howison's last game,
as he had previously met with four de
feats. Mornlngstar was the favorite,
but the Canadian assumed the lead at the
start, and although at times he played
raggedly and with poor Judgment of po
sition, he increased the advantage stead
ily and won by 90 points. Score: Howi
son, 400; Mornlngstar, olO.
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Seventeen Teams Ready for the Con
test nt Sew York.
NEW YORK, Dec 7. When the mid
night hour strikes tomorrow night 17
crack bicycle riders of the world will line
up for the start at Madison Square Gar
den in a six-day international race.
"Young Corbett" will fire the starting
shot. Under the conditions of the race
the men will ride In teams, each man put
ting 12 hours a day on the track.
The teams, of which one member of
each will start, are as follows: Hall and
McLaren, England; Gougoltz and Slmar,
France; McFartand and Freeman, Cali
fornia; Munro and Newkirk, Memphis;
Babcock and Turvllle, O. R. A. C; De
Itoeck and Kerff, Belgium; Frederick aHd
Jaak, Germany: Fisher and Chevalier.
Switzerland; Lepoutre and Muiler, Italy;
King and Samueison. Salt Lake City; Fur
tus and Peterson, Cleveland; Lawnon and
Julius, Sweden; Karnstadt and Franks,
Vienna; Walthour and McEachern, Pan
American team; Xorcotte and Jones, New
York; Maya and Wilson, Pennsylvania;
Butler and McLean, Scotch-American. All
the contestants have been training hard.
and are pronounced to be in perfect con
dition.
INDOOR BICYCLE SEASON OPEXED.
Kramer Won the 20-Mile Profession
al Race at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK, Dec 7. The Winter Indoor
bicycle season was opened at Madison
Square Garden tonight. The most at
tractive feature of the programme was a
20-mile professional race. In a blanket
finish Frank Kramer, the professional
champion of UX)1, finished in front of
Floyd McFarland, with George C. Schrel
ber third, and Hugh McLean fourth. These
four riders lapped the bunch at the sev
enth mile. Kramer's time was 1:0G:3S.
George C. Schrelber, of New York, with
a handicap of 35 yards, won the mile pro
fessional handicap. In 2:02 3-5.
Albert Champion, of France, holder of
the world's motor bicycle record, rode an
exhibition mile In 1:27 3-5.
Jimmy Michael, following a single mo
tor pace, rode an exhibition two miles in
3:32 2-5.
THE WESTERN LEAGUE.
Peoria and Pueblo Are Anxlons to
Join It.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec 7. President
Whitfield, of the Western League, an
nounced today that he had received ap
plications for franchises from Peoria, 111.,
and Pueblo, Colo. He says that his
circuit Is complete at present and that
there is little chance of any changes be
ing made, but that Peoria and Pueblo
people are at liberty to send representa
tives to the annual league meeting here
in January, when they will be given a
hearing and their propositions will be
considered. Another application for a
Denver franchise was also put on file
Mr. Whitfield received a telegram this
morning from President Pat Powers, of
the National Association, informing him
that a motion to expel T. J. Hlckey from
the organization had been made by mall
and a vote by wire on the matter was
requested. Mr. Whitfield cast the West
ern League's vote In favor of the motion.
THE DAY'S RACES.
Winners at Onklnnd.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 7. The Bur
llngame selling stake, at one mile and a
sixteenth, was the feature of the pro
gramme at Oakland today. The event,
which was worth $1500, went to Greyfeld,
the favorite, with Buchanan In the sad
dle. He won driving, from Bernota and
Horton. In the free handicap, at seven
furlongs, Autolight gained a nose victors'
over Eonic, after he had been badly in
terfered with by the latter and Galan
thus. The finish was so close that some
people thought Eonic won. The last
race went to Wyoming by a neck, Fla
mero beating Rolllc by half a length. The
track was heavy. Summary:
One mile, selling Plohn won. Lost Girl
second, First Shot third; time. 1:50.
Futurity course, -purse Halnault won.
Dr. Scharff second. Commissioner For
ster third: time, 1:15.
Five and one-half furlongs, purse Mee
hnnus won, Frank Bell second. Hi Lee
third; time, 1:13.
One mile and one-sixteenth, the Bur
llngame selling stakes, purse $1500 Grey
feld won. Benota second, Horton third;
time. 1:52.
Seven furlongs, free handicap Auto
light won. Eonic second, Galanthus third;
time. 1:32.
Six furlongs, selling Wyoming won,
Flamero second, Rolllc third; time,
1:1S.
HnceK at Xew Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 7. Results:
Six furlongs If You Dare won, Royal
Sterling second, ' Sim W. third; time,
1:13.
Five and one-half furlongs O'Hagan
won, Syphon second. Cast Iron third;
time. 1:07.
Six furlongs George Arnold won, Nel
lie Waddell second, Tom Kingsley third;
time. 1:13.
Palmetto handicap, steeplechase, short
course Governor Boyd won, Dick Fur
ber second, GUssando third; time, 3:0.
Mile and one-eighth, selling Felix Bard
won. Pelderlch second, Jessie Jarboe
third: time. 1:54.
Mile and one-sixteenth, selling-Jena
won, Albert Lee second, Edna Riley third
time, 1:4S&.
Chemawa. Eleven Beat Monmouth.
MONMOUTH, Or.. Dec 7. The football
game here today between the Normal
School and Chemawa resulted in favor of
the latter by a score of 17 to 11. The
Normal School team was outweighed, and
charge the opposing team with foul' tac
tics. Monmouth Girls Won.
MCMINNVILLE, Or., Dec 7. In the
basket-ball game here last night, be-
tween the girls of the Monmouth Normal
School and those of McMinnvIUe College,
the former won by a score of 13 to 6.
The victory was won by superior team
work.
Managrer of Banket-Ball Team.
M'MINNVTLLE, Dec 7. Bert Pllklng
ton has been elected manager of the
boys' basket-ball team at McMinnville
College and is arranging to secure the
services of a competent coach. Practice
will be begun Immediately.
San Francisco Defeats All-Axnerlcans
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 7. The All
Americans were defeated by San Fran
cisco, the champions of the California
League, today, by a score of 3 to L
BTLLPOSTERS AND STICKERS
Distinction Betwen Them Compli
ment for the American Profession.
London Telegraph.
Very clearly the distinction between a
billposter and a blllstlcker was empha
sized at a dinner which took place last
night at the Holborn .restaurant, under
the chairmanship of Mr. Walter Hill. It
appears that the billposters, who are now
welded "together into an important organ-
THE LATE JUDGE A. H. FISK.
COUNTY JUDGE OF LANE COUNTY FROM 1S92 TO 1800.
ilk"'. " nu I'tffmF
E. Flsk. both of whom reside In Lane County. In September. 1807, Mr. Flsk
married Elizabeth Emerson, and to them were born one daughter, Mamie, and a
ton, Fred, both of whom reside In Eugene. From New England Mr. Flsk moved to
the Middle West, and spent several years In Iowa and Nebraska, coming to Ore
gon In 1SSS. Here he engaged In merchandising for a time, and in 1802 was elect
ed County Judge of Lane County, which office he held for four years. Since 1S0C
he had lived a quiet life, as his health would permit of no other.
Izatlon, of which Mr. Hill is the president,
are not the men who climb long ladders
in order to affix huge advertisements upon
boardings and buildings, but are merely
the employers of those useful individuals.
Another point emphasized was the fact
that billposters and blllstickers have edu
cated themselves up to the level of the
artistic pictorial advertisements which
now adorn some of our public places, and
are in no wise, except by descent, to be
associated with the ignoble billposters and
blllstickers of bs'gone generations.
Mr. J. B. Boyles proposed "The London
Billposters' Protective Association, Lim
ited," and expressed his conviction that
the business was only in its Infancy.
(Hear, hear.) Already they had Impressed
the artist, the designer, the phonograph
and kaleidoscope Into the service of pub
licity, but many of the resources of sci
ence and invention were still open to the
enterprising. America could teach Eng
land a great deal In this matter. In this
country we had posters which were works
of art, but the work of displaying them to
greatest advantage had still to be learned.
Really there was as much art In posting
bills as In making a speech in Parliament.
(Cheers and a voice, "A great deal more")
The chairman. In responding, said he did
not think there was any trade which had
labored under so much misrepresentation
as blllposting. (Hear, hear.) He claimed
that billposters were performing a useful
work, and doing It well. Look upon the
picture galleries on the public walls and
boardings, and they would realize how In
timately their trade was bound up with
the great commercial interests of the
country and with the everyday life of
the people. He claimed that the trade
set even the press an example in realizing
Its responsibilities, and in taking measures
to prevent abuse In regard to what they
published. Through their censorship com
mittee they could and did prevent the ex
hibition of any posters calculated to offend
public morals. With regard to the purely
esthetic question, he confessed he had but
little patience to answer those whose
nerves were unstrung by a discord in col
ors, but as to alleged unsuitable and ob
jectionable posting stations, he claimed
that billposters were, as a general rule,
as appreciative of the proprieties as other
people. (Cheers.) In this connection he
contended that most of the troubles arose
from advertisements with which they had
nothing to do, such as boards in fields and
Isolated Instances of extravagant ideas In
advertising, which were not, however, per
petrated by the billposter. (Hear, hear.)
From time to time a cry was raised to tax
posters, but it was true that they were
already taxed to the extent of 33 per cent
of the value "of all space on which bills
were posted, while on the public highway
the local authority could tax by way of
license to what extent It pleased, even to
prohibition.
Hanged to a Light Pole.
LAKE CHARLES. La., Dec 7. Saul
Poydras, a negro, who cut Chief Deputy
Sheriff Richard and wife seriously with
a razor Thursday night, was arrested yes
terday near Walsh, 20 miles east of this
city. Poydras was brought here and the
officers were about to lodge him in the
parish prison when a mob overpowered
the guards, -took charge of the prisoner
and hanged him to an electric light pole.
a few yards from the Court-House. The
lynching occurred about 2 o'clock this
morning.
Henvy Grain Movement to Mexico.
EL PASO. "Vx., Dec 7. The Atchison,
Topeka & Sai.ta Fe road has announced
it would accept "no more wheat for Mex
ico for the present. The Santa Fe yards
here are crowded with cars loaded with
wheat consigned to Mexican ports. It Is
stated that President Dlnz, In order to
undo the grain combine In Mexico, will
issue an order extending the time until
next August for wheat and corn to enter
Mexico free of duty.
Entitled to a Share of the Oil.
BEAUMONT, Tex., Dec 7. Federal
Judge Bryant filed an opinion late this
afternoon in the case of Mrs. Annie Snow
vs. the Hlggins Oil & Fuel Company, et
al., involving a one-eighteenth life Inter
est in the Veatch survey, on which is sit
uated all of the wells in this field except
five or six. The court thinks that Mrs.
Snow is entitled to one-eighteenth of the
oil marketed after the expenses of market
ing have been deductd.
Creditors Petitioned for a Receiver.
CHICAGO, Dec 7. On petition of sev
eral creditors in the Federal Court, a
receiver was appointed today for the busi
ness of Keating. Smythe & Shoemaker,
makers of leather and canvas goods. It
is alleged that the Indebtedness of the
concern is $76,737, and its assets about
$50,000.
Police OfTicer Sent ot Jail.
NEW YORK, Dec 7. Police Wardman
George Blssart, convicted of accepting
a bribe from the proprietor of a disrepu
table house, was taken to Sing Sing
Prison today and entered upon the serv
ice of a sentence of five years and six
months.
THE BEST FORAGE CROPS
DR.
"WTTHYCOMBE'S ADDRESS AT
FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
Three Other Agricultural College
Professors Among the Speakers
at the Sodaville Meeting.
SODAVTLLB, Or., Dec. 7. A very suc
cessful Farmers' Institute came to a
close here last night. The meeting was
called to order by L. A. Simons, and
James Mitchell was selected as perma
nent chairman. Mr. Mitchell in a few
well-chosen words welcomed the visitors
from the Agricultural College. Professor
A. L. Knlsely responded briefly on be
half of the four representatives from the
Agricultural College.
Best Forage Crops for Oregon.
Dr. James Wltycombe opened the real
work of the Institute by a discussion of
the topic, "The Best Forage Crpps for
the Oregon Farmer." He said in part:
"The discussion of forage crops Is ex
ceedingly opportune when farmers rnanl-
EUGENE, Dec 7. N'ews was re
ceived from Mapleton today that
the remains of the late A H. Flsk,
ex-County Judge of Lane County,
who died suddenly Monday night, at
his home on Knowles Creek. In the
southwestern part of Lane County,
were burled yesterday at Acme.
Funeral services were held at Ma
pteton yertenJ&y morning-. The re
mains were then taken by boat to
Acme, where a delegation from the
Masonic lodge at Florence met the
party and conducted the services at
the grave. It was deemed Inadvisa
ble to bring the body to Eugene for
Interment, as first Intended, on ac
count pf the distance and the ex
tremely bad condition of the roads.
Judge Flsk was bom In Vermont,
October 28, 1833. He was married
at Concord. X." H., July 6. 1853, to
Jane A. Henry, who died In Janu
ary. 1S07. From this union two
pons were born, Horace H. and W.
fest a deslro to improve and Increase the
livestock of the farm. These crops are
grown for a two-fold purpose namely, to
furnish valuable food for stock and to
Increase the fertility of the farm. In this
region, where such a large variety of
forage plants grow so abundantly, animal
husbandry should be the dominant factor
in the operation of the arm. These crops,
when properly fed to well-bred cattle,
sheep, goats or swine, rarely fall to bring
liberal returns. Such a system of farm
ing is the direct means of Increasing the
revenues of the farm, for the growing of
these plants Improves the condition of the
soil for the cereals. Hence, Instead of a
large acreage of light crops of wheat, we
have, as the result of growing these crops,
smaller areas with heavy crops of wheat.
"The climatic and soil conditions of this
section are suitable for the growing ot
many useful forage plants. Among the
most important to the farmer are clover,
vetch, rape and corn. These perhaps rank
In value In the order in which they are
given. Until recently the area for grow
ing clover In Western Oregon was consid
ered quite limited. This Idea, however,
proved to be a mistake, for we find that
clover enjoys a wide range of growth In
this valley. The principal losses to the
farmer in his attempt to grow this crop
arises from Improper methods of seeding.
In some localities the plant Is almost in
digenous, and it is an easy matter to
secure a stand, but on the old wheat
farms the problem of seeding is more diffi
cult. Several methods of seeding are fol
lowed with good results, but probably
the most successful method Is to sow
about six pounds of red clover seed and
two pounds of alslke per acre, over Fall
sown wheat. In the latter part of Febru
ary or the early part of March. A subse
quent application of about 50 pounds of
land plaster per acre should be made not
later than the middle of April. Another
good method Is to sow the clover alone
in the Spring on thoroughly prepared land.
The chances of a good set from this man
ner of seeding are often improved by pas
turing during the Summer with sheep, or
by occasionally running a mower over It
so as to subdue the weeds." '
What Ruts to Get Out Of.
Professor F. L. Kent, in discussing
"What Ruts We Should Get Out Of,"
called attention to certain wastes on the
farm, to the mistake of using Indifferent
males for breeding purposes, and sug
gested line of Improvement in dairy work.
He said in part:
"A serious mistake is the encouragement
given the brighter boys of the farm to
enter the professions. The time is at
hand when we need the highest Intelli
gence in agricultural lines, and the young
man who devotes his energies to agricul
ture will gain a competence much easier
than he who enters the professions."
The evening session of the first day
consisted of exercises by local talent and
an address by Mrs. H. D. Harford, of
Newberg, state president of the W C T
U. Mrs.. Harford's topic, "The Kind of a
Woman the Times Demand." was very
ably discussed, and was brimful of good,
hard sense.
Does Spraying Fruit Trees Payr
The second day's session found nn in
creased attendance. Professor Cordley
discussed the subject "Does It Pay to
Spray Fruit Trees; and if So, How Should
It Be Doner He said in part:
"It certainly pays some men to spray.
The apple-growers of Southern Oregon
have passed through the experimental or
pioneer stage of spraying, and have
reached the stage of the power praying
machine, that will run four lines of hose.
They make it pay. They know that
spraying Is an essential to successful
commercial apple-growing. The same 1
true In the Hood River district. They
have to fight only the codlln moth. In the
Willamette Valley we must fight the moth
and apple scab. Hence if spraying Is an
essential In those regions, It Is doubly es
sential here. In early days the Willam
ette Valley was the home of the 'big red
apple, free from blemish. This is no
longer true; but the time will soon come
again when the Valley will be noted for
its apples. The codlln moth, apple scab
and woolly aphis have made the older or
chard unfrofltable. Proper cultivation,
pruning and spraying may still make many
of these old orchards profitable. There
is no good reason why the Valley should
not produce as fine fruit as of old.
"If an orchard is infected with San Jose
scale, it should be sprayed with the lime-sulphur-salt
mixture. Otherwise, the basis
of all our sprays, except in special cases,
should be the Bordeaux mixture. This
should be applied thoroughly and early
in the Spring, again Just before or Just
after the time that the trees are in full
bloom, and still again about two weeks
later. These applications are especially
for the scab. For the codling moth some
arsenical poison, like Paris green, should
be added to the Bordeaux, used for the
last application, and further sprayings
with the same should be applied late in
June, about the first of August, and again
about the first of September. For late
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apples still another application about the
first of October may be advisable.
William Preston discussed the topic,
"Is the Dual Purpose Law Here to Stay?'
in a very able manner.
Fertilizer.
Professor A. L. Knlsely discussed "Fer
tilizers: Kinds and Application of," about
as follows:
Fertilizers may be divided into two
classes, direct and Indirect. A direct fer
tilizer Is one which is used for the plant
food which it contains. For example,
nitrate of soda la a direct fertilizer, and
it Is used upon land because of the plant
food, nitrogen, which It contains. Any
fertilizers which contain either nitrogen,
phosphoric acid or potash are direct fer
tilizers. An indirect fertilizer does not
contain any of these three plant foods,
and It Is used upon the soil so that It
will liberate and make available some
plant food which is already in the soil.
The most common Indirect fertilizers are
land plaster, or gypsum (calcium sul
phate): common lime (calmlum oxide or
calcium carbonate), and ordinary common
salt. These three are used as Indirect
fertilizers and they tend to liberate and
make available for plants some of the
potash which is already in the eoII. An
other source of nitrogenous fertilizer Is
a by-product of gas works and is am
monium sulphate. Stable manure is an
other source, and each ton of good sta
ble manure contains approximately 10
pounds of nitrogen. Other sources are
dried blood, fish scrap, cottonseed meal,
hoof meal, ground leather, guano, etc.
Nitrogenous fertilizers should as a gen
eral practice be applied Just about th!
time the growing crop needs them. If ap
plied a long time before the crop needs
them, they will leach from the soil and
be lost. Generally apply little or no ni
trogenous fertlllzor to leguminous crop
Grain crops may require some potash and
phosphoric acid, and sometimes fruits are
benefited by applications of potasH. In
no case should a farmer use fertilizers to
any great extent unless he has experi
mented and demonstrated that they are
beneficial to his soil and that they can
be applied profitably.
The Up-to-Date Farmer.
The topic, "What Constitutes an Up-to-Date
Farmer" was very ably handled by
C D. Steen. He said in part:
It Is pretty generally conceeded that the
farmer Is at the root of prosperity In all
countries, and as we Increase In population
and needs we will find a corresponding Im
provement in our farm methods. Up-to-date
methods contemplate the rotation of
crops, for by this means we keep up the
fertility of the soil, which is the first
principle of successful agriculture. Up-to-dateness
In farm operations Includes
a much greater degree of co-operation
than we have at present. Particularly
Is this true in the dairy line, for all cream
eries and cheese factories should be owned
and operated by the milk producers. A
large amount of work attaches to proper
farm operations, and for this reason the
farmer should have a fair sized family.
The Ideal farmer's family should consist
of two girls and four boys, and the edu
cation of this family should occupy no
small part of the up-to-date farmer's at
tention. This education should begin at
homo through the influence of good lit
erature and the conduct of the parents.
Tile Dralnnffe.
The essential features of "Tile Drain--age"
were set forth by Dr. James Withy
combe about as follows:
Drainage is an Important factor In the
economy of the farm, especially so under
such climatic and topographical conditions
as exist In the Willamette Valley. For
the betterment of the farm there are but
few investments that will bring larger
returns than a proper system of drainage.
Large areas of land throughout this val
ley are practically worthless for agricul
tural purposes, owing to the hydrostatic
or excess water of the soil. These lands,
although virtually nonproductive at pres
ent, can be made phenomenally productive
with tile drainage. A very simple test is
to sink a pit three or four feet deep, and
if water accumulates and remains there
for several days at a time, the land needs
draining.
A few reasons why land should be
drained, are: (1) Drainage improves the
physical condition of the soil, thus mak
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(Swamp-Root Is pleasant to take.)
mended by physicians In their private
practice, and Is taken by doctors them
selves who have kidney ailments, be
cause they recognize In It the greatest
and most successful remedy for kidney,
liver and bladder troubles.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root Is what you need, you can
purchase the regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at the drug stores ev-
J orvwhoro
ing It easier and less expensive to work;
(2) drainage obviates loss of fertility by
surface wash; (3) drainage warms the
soli, thus appreciably lengthening the sea
son of crop growth; (-1) drainage material
ly diminishes the effects of frost In heav
ing out wheat, clover and other crops;
(5) drainage increases the depth of soil
wherein plants can obtain sustenance: (6)
drainage enables a crop to better resist
drouth.
Educntlon for the American Boy.
A strong feature of the meeting was
nn address on, "The Education for the
American Boy," by Hon. M. A. Miller, of
Lebanon. The speaker held that since
55 per cent of our young people get no
other educational training than that af
forded by the public schools, there should
be less attention given to the higher In
stitutions of learning, that the public
schools might receive greater iinancial
aid. The attention of the school children
present was called to the fact that many
of our great men had no other school
training than that afforded by the public
schools. One feature of Mr. Miller's ad
dress to which many objected, was his at
tack upon the state text book commis
sion, and the cour.se of study adopted
for the common schools.
PERSONAL MENTION.'
Judge A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles. Is
in the city on legal business.
R. D. Simpson and wife, of Los An
geles, are at the Portland. Mr. Simp
son Is the agent for the Southern Pacific
in the city of Summery Winter.
Captain William Schofield, who has
been attached to the local Quartermas
ter's ofllce as paymaster, will leave the
first of the coming week for San Fran
cisco, where he has been ordered to re
port for duty.
Brenham Van Dusen. of Astoria, who Is
at the Imperial. Is president of the Cham
ber of Commerce of that city, and Is one
of the largest holders of realty In Clat
sop County.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Lady Paunce
fote, wife of the British Ambassador to
the United States, and her daughter ar
rived from England today on the steam
er St. Paul.
McnrnRua Route Imprncticnble.
PORTLAND. Dec. 7.-(To the Edltor.)
In The Oregonlan of this morning, there
is given the opinion of a noted French
engineer as to the impractlcallty of the
Nicaragua Canal route, and the reasons
given by him appear to be sound and
most unanswerable, but he does not men
tion the greatest objection to that pro
posed route, which is the total absence
of a good harbor at either terminus. This
objection alone is most insurmountable.
uoa aione makes safo harbors on the sea
shores, which man alone never has and
never can do. Some eight years ago a
correspondent of the New York World
sent to Greytown to report on the con
ditions of the work done on the proposed
canal stated that the sand had piled up
against the two Jetties "put out into the
Gulf of Mexico to form a harbor, shut
ting In the company's steamer so that
it could not get out. I passed over that
route 40 years ago, and although I have
had no education in engineering, yet I be
lieve I have ordinary common sense, which
compells me to express the opinion that,
so far as practical results are concerned,
the Government might as profitably dump
lt3 hundred of millions In the bottom of
the sea as In the proposed Nicaragua
Canal. AN OLD-TIMER.
The March of PrnRreu.
Quite a crowd of spectators gathered
yesterday at the corner of Second and
Taylor streets, where some old rookeries
were being torn down to make room for
a brick building. The manner of demol
ishing the old frames was unique, as a
capstan, worked by hand-power, like
sailors hoisting an anchor, was used. The
capstan was made fast to a telegraph
pole, and when one end of a stout rope
was tied to a rafter In the doomed build
ings, the men began, to walk around the
capstan, and something had to give way.
The lot on the southeast corner, 100x100,
Throngs of Patients
Teach the Lesson
Not the Uniform $5 Rate Generously Given for All Diseases, but the
Skill and Faith and Fame of the Copeland Practice
Account for the Large Attendance and
the General Interest.
It would be a very simple-minded per
son who would attempt to account by
the Jo rate In and of itself for the crowds
thronging the Copeland offices, for tho
public Interest, for the general gratitude
and for the very avalanche of letters
from sick people.
The fact that an Institution was giving
medical treatment for $5 a month would
certainly account for none of these things.
Of course, sick people like to feel that
they are receiving medical care at a
small cost, but that is only a minor con
sideration. What sick people want to
feel and know, what their loving and
anxious families and friends want to feel
and know, is that they are receiving the
very best medical treatment that can be
obtained.
If the Copeland practice were a mere
money-making venture. Instead of being
a public blessing, an offer of $5 a month
or an offer of "free treatment," for that
matter would bo received with Indiffer
ence. Bad treatment and bad teaching are bad,
even if "given free.-"
HTE RECORD OF CURES GROWS DAILY
WARM PRAISE OF THE COPELAND
TREATMENT FROM A WELL-
KNOWN RAILWAY MAN.
One of the best-known railway
men in Portland Is Mr. D. P. Mitchell, of
the Thirteenth-street division, Portland
Railway Company, acting as conductor
and motorman, and for many years em
ployed by the Southern Pacific Compar
and other local railroads. Mr. Mitchell re
sides at 151 Seventeenth street, corner
Morrison. He was a great sufferer from
catarrh, which was aggravated by the
exposure of his work, and had resulted In
partial deafness. In speaking of his treat
ment and cure at the Copeland Institute,
ho said:
"For 15 years I was a sufferer from that
filthy disease, catarrh. At first It was
only a little stopping up of the head and
hawking and -spitting. Gradually the dis
ease took firmer hold, nnd when I began
treatment at the Copeland Institute I
was
3Ir. D. P. Mitchell, 1B1 Seventeenth
wtreet, Portland.
In Very Bnil Shape.
"My head was always stopped up, and
the nostrils filled with crusts, making It
impossible to breathe freely. I had dull
headache and a smarting pain over the
bridge of the nose, and had lost all sense
of smell. My throat was raw and Irri
tated, and I coughed all the time. But
what worried me most was the condition
of, my stomach and hearing.
"Everything? I ate couned ereat dl
tren. I vrii nick nt the Mtoraach anil
nnti.Heated, ivlth a heavy, opprenneil
feellnt? in the stomach. What I ate
did me no proocl. I lout HO pounds
nnd my Mtrength was Rrently ex
hausted. "There was a continual buzzing In the
ears. My hearing was go much Impaired
that I had great difficulty In following
conversation. If I went to a public enter
tainment I would lose half of what was
said. I could not hear my watch tick
unless It was pressed close to my head.
My
Ilenrlnsr Grew Duller
Right along, especially In the right ear,
nnd I feared I would be entirely deaf in
a little time and unable to follow my
work, for a man employed as I am must
nnswer many questions.
"A great many people knew of my con
dition, and
Professor Ilnynes,
Of the High School, who had been cured
of a serious trouble at the Copeland In
stitute several years ago, advised me to
go there for treatment. I did so with
the most gratifying results. Today I am
enjoying better health than I have In
years. I have regained my weight and
eat well. The catarrh has been cured, and
I hear as well as I ever did.
"I would enrnestly advise any one
suffering: nx I did to consnlt the
Copelnnil physlcinns, for while their
fee is very moderate, belnjr bnt $5 a
month, which Include all medi
cines, they will receive carefal nnd
conscientious treatment, and be
cured,"
Is being cleared for a two-story harness
factory. The property belongs to Sheriff
Frazier.
Pittsburpr Switchmen's Strike.
PITTSBURG. Dec. 7. All Pittsburg rail
roads that were affected by the strike of
the switchmen, now-have the. full num
ber of crews at work, and the officials
say that so far as they are concerned
the strike is at an end. The officials
of the switchmen's organization assert
that all the men who went out on the
general strike order have remained loyal,
and say they will keep up the fight.
.
3Iaybe the Goddess "Was Left
Ilandcd. SALEM, Dec. 5. (To the Editor.) In tho
cut of the "Goddess of Justice" In today's
Oregonlan It shows her with the scales In
her right hand and the sword In her left.
Is this "the way she is originally depicted,
or is the cut a reverse? She looks awk
ward with the sword In her left hand.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Admiral Sampson's Health.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. It Is authori
tatively stated that there his been no
marked change for the worse In the con
dition of Rear-Admiral Sampson. How
ever, he is In very feeble health, and his
chances for withstanding any serious
strain upon his vitality are said to be
slight.
PostofQce Appointments.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Postmaster
General Smith had a conference with the
President, at which the last of a batch ot
about 350 postoffice appointments was de
ft W
v All
No, the throngs of patients, tho Inter
est and the gratitude are accounted for
not by the 55 rate, but by the fact that
all these people know that under this
rate they are being admitted to the bene
fits of a practice that has commanded for
years the respect of the profession and the
public.
They know that under this fee, low as
it seems, they are obtaining care and
treatment that they could not obtain any
where else for any fee, high or low.
They know that under this opportun
ity they may be relieved of diseases
which no other method of treatment has
ever been able to benefit.
They know that under thi9 opportunity
they obtain the best treatment and the
best professional skill.
They know that under this opportunity
they are going to be cured.
And it Is this that accounts for tho
throngs of people, the Interest and tha
gratitude and the avalanche of letters,
and (what Is of more Importance than
anything else) for the warm and hearty,
commendation of right-thinking people.
THE COPELAND TREATMENT
HEARTILY COMMENDED BY
POLICE OFFICER E. T. CAFFEE
There 1m no better known man la
tho district bounded by Taylor and Mar
ket streets, from the river to West Park,
than Police Officer E. T. Caffee. Officer
Caffee has been on the police force for
about four years, and resides at 294 Jef-
Police Officer E, T. Cnffee, 204 Jeffer
son street, Portland.
ferson street. He was a sufferer from
Catarrh for many years, from which ho
found relief at the Copeland Institute.
Referring to his trouble he said:
"Yes, I have been under treatment at
the Copeland Institute for a serious ca
tarrhal trouble, from which I suffered for
about 15 years. My head was always more
or less stopped up, and I had difficulty
in breathing through the nostrils. My
Throat "Was Very Sore,
So bad at times that I could scarcely
eat. Even a swallow of water would
cause me great pain.
"I suffered continually, and this told .
on my general health. My appetite was
changeable, and I had but little relish
for food. I lacked strength and felt mis
erable. "Like many others I had heard a great
deal about the Copeland treatment, and
decided to give It a trial. The result has'
been
Beyond M' Expectations.
It has brought mo renewed health and
vigor, and freed mo from a trouble which:
had made life a burden for 15 years."
Too much cannot be said In praise
of this treatment. The low rates
charged place the treatment within,
the reach of all, and the method
employed are so thorough and scien
tific that they cure where every-'
thlnpr else has failed. This has been
attested to by hundreds who have
tried this treatment.
HOME TREATMENT.-
You can be cured by the Copeland
Physicians right in your own homo
under their perfect system of mall
treatment. "Write for Information
nnd lljjno Treatment Symptom
BlanUs. '
CONSULTATION' FREE.
Dr. Copclnnd's Book Free to All.
The Copeland Medical Institntci
The Dekom. Third ani Washingtoi
IV. H. COPELAND, 31. D. . 1
J. II. 3IONTG03IERY, M. D. " "
OFFICE nOURS From 0 A. 31. to 13
31.; from 1 to 5 P. 31. t '
EVENINGS Tuesdays nnd Friday,
SUNDAY From 10 A. M. to IS 31.
cided upon. Practically all will ba re
appointments. George H. Roberts, Jr.jf
will be nominated to succeed ex-Repre-sentatlvc
Wilson at Brooklyn. N. Y.
Pendleton Academy Eleven "Won.
PENDLETON, Dec. 7. The Pendleton
Academy eleven today defeated the Pen
dleton High School, by a score of G to 0.
The ground was fought over Inch by Inch
most valiantly, and there were several
pretty end runs and field catches of
punts.
If the permission of the Portuguese
Government can be obtained, a line ot
railway will be built from Delagoa Bay
to Johannesburg.
MUNYON'S
DYSPEPSIA
CURE
When Prof. Munyon says his Dyspepsia Cars
will cure indigestion and all forms of stomach
trouble he simply tells the truth. It trill cure a
stomach that has been abused by over-atingand
over-drinking. It will cure a stomach that has
been weakened by old-style drugs. It will do much
toward making- an old stomach act like a sound one.
At all drujreistf, 35 cents. Fifty six other curm
Munyon, New York and Philadelphia.
W. XUXTOS'S IXH1LEB CUKXS CATABBH,